We assume a particular specification for this disutility, d = x − γR2/2 where x is the normal consumption in the second period and γ > 0 can be interpreted as an intensity factor of the disutility of work.
In the civil context, the disutility of an error in one direction is deemed equal to the disutility of an error in the other direction.
The disutility of transfers in multimodal public transport goes beyond the additional walking and waiting times.
The results of Table 2 indicate that the prior parameters found in the literature for the disutility of times (walking, waiting and in-vehicle) do not differ substantially from those obtained by calibrating the predicted utility functions.
Two small studies 39 46 both reported that the disutility of parkinsonism was larger than the disutility of akathisia and tardive dyskinesia.
The disutility value represents the disutility of the reduced quality of life experienced by the patient in connection with a particular health state or clinical outcome [ 25].
For almost all subjects, the disutility of the adverse effects was very low.
It was assumed that the disutility of illness would increase with the severity and duration.
Scenario analyses performed using different estimates of the disutility for HF-related and other cause hospitalisations produced results similar to that in the base case analysis, that is, the results are robust to the variations in the disutility of hospitalisations.
Joyce's argument consists of an account of the epistemic disutility of credences and a decision-theoretic norm.
